Baling-press



(No Model.)

A. WIOKEY.

BALING PRESS. No. 365,211. Patented June 21, 1887.

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BALlNG-PRESS.

SPECIFICATION forming part: of Letters Patent No. 365,211, dated June21, 1887.

Application filed February 6,1886. Serial No. 191,004. (No model.)

To aZZ whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ANDREW WIcKnY, of Quincy, in the county of AdamsandState of Illinois, have invented certain Improvements in Baling-Iresses,of which the following is a specification.

This invention has reference to that class of continuously-operatingpresses in which the material is delivered through a side or top openinginto a trunk or chamber in advance of a reciprocating plunger, by whichit is forced forward,compressed within the trunlgand delivered from theopposite end thcreof,divisionboards being introduced from time to timein order to separate the continuously accumulating and moving body intobales.

The invention consists, mainly, in an improved construction andarrangement of parts to effect the contraction of the delivery end ofthe trunk or channel by which final com pression is applied to the bale.

It further consists in automatic devices for supporting the bales asthey are delivered from the press, and also in various details of minorimportance.

Referring to the accompanying drawings, Figurel represents asideelevation of so much of a baling-press as is necessary to an understanding of my invention. Fig. 2 is an eleva' tion of the same, lookingagainst the delivery end. Fig. 3 is a face view of one of thedivision-boards or followers. Fig. I is an edge view of the same. Fig. 5is a sectional view showing the finger by which the alarm is sounded.

Referring to the drawings, A represents a horizontal frame-workconstructed in such manner as to afford therein a horizontal trunk,chamber, or channel, (1 adapted to receive the hay at one end, retain itduring its compression, and discharge it at the opposite end. This frameis provided with an opening or inlet, B, at its top, to permit theintroduction of the hay, and with a plungeror pressurehead, C,reciproeatcd by suit-able mechanism, beneath and beyond theinlet-opening. This plunger, acting upon the material introduced beforeit, drives the same forward through the trunk or chamber toward thedelivery end, i1nparting thereto the required compression.

about the length of an ordinary bale. Forthis distance at the deliveryend I provide the two vertical sides of the trunk with horizontal boardsD,which cooperate with the top and bottom walls of the trunk to effectthe lateral compression of the bale, which is thus subjected at the timeof delivery to pressure on all four sides.

The boards D, I arrange in such manner as to leave horizontal slots oropenings between their edges for a purpose whichwill presently appear.The side boards, D, are secured to the inner faces of upright bars orbeams E, which may be forced inward, as presently de scribed, in orderto effect a lateral compression of the bale immediately previous to itsdelivery. The top and bottom walls, (I and c, of the trunk are movablevertically to and from each other'in order to effect the verticalcompression of the outgoing bale.

For the purpose of forcing the walls inward, as above referred to, andthus contracting the discharge end of the chamber or trunk, I passaround the entire frame a strong metallic band or hoop, G, containing atthe top and bottom blocks or pillows H II, bearing externally on theupper and under sides of the trunk. I also mount in either or both sidesof the hoop a horizontal screw, J, the outer end of which bears againsta block or pillow, L, on the inside of the hoop, while its inner end isseated in the bar E or aunt thereon. By turning the screws Jthe blocks Eare caused to force the side boards, D, inward,while at the same timethe hoop is expanded laterally and caused to assume an elliptical form,compelling the pillows II II to force the top and bottom walls inward.In other words, the screw, acting in connection with the hoop and theparts therein,

causes the trunk to be contracted from all four sides.

I prefer to make use of two screws J, and to operate each by means ofworm-gear con-' necting with hand-wheels M,as shown; but the screws maybe otherwise operated, if preferred, and in place of screws wedgesorequivalent expanding devices may be employed between the bars E and theinner sides of the hoop. The essence of the invention in this connectionlies in the employment of a flexible encircling hoop in connection witha device by which it may be expanded on one or on both sides, so as toact with a compressing or contracting effect upon the trunk.

The side boards, D, are extended from their supporting-bars E toward thereceiving end of the press a greater distance than they are toward thedelivery end. In practice it is found that this arrangement permits thehay under high compression to be forced within the boards more readilythan when they are expanded equally on opposite sides of their supports,as usual. V

N represents one of the division-boards or followers, by which the balesare separated ,froni-each other in passing through the machine.Theseparts are ordinarily constructed with grooves or channels in theirside faces to receive the wire, metal strap, cord, or other confiningmaterial; but as commonly constructed there is difficulty in placing thewire in. proper position. To avoid this difficulty, I provide my boardwith grooved plates, cleats,

or battens f, extending transversely across them and projecting beyondtheir edges, as shown in Figs. 2, 3, and 4-. These projecting endsextend outward into or through the grooves at the edges of the sideboards, D, as plainly shown in Fig. 2, thus permitting the Wire to beconveniently manipulated.

In operating presses of the present type it is necessary thatdivision-boards shall be introduced at regular intervals, in order thatthe bales may be of substantially uniform length. To facilitate thisoperation and relieve the attendant of' the trouble usually experiencedin this regard, I provide the frame with an alarm, I, adapted to beoperated by each of the division-boards as the latter passes thereby. Inthe presence instance this alarm consists of a bell provided with apivoted striker or hammer, 9, one end of which extends downward inposition to be encountered by a pin, h, projecting from the edge of thedivision-board.

I attach the bell and its lever to a plate, Q. which is slotted andsecured to the frame by bolts, as shown, or otherwise attached, so thatit may be adjusted lengthwise of the press, according as it is desiredto produce longer or shorter bales. The operating-pin his arranged toslide in a hole in the edge of the followerboard and is urged constantlyoutward by means of a spring, j. In inserting the board to its place inthe press the attendant forces the pin h inward toprevent it fromengaging on the edge of theframe. When the board is depressed to theproper point, the pin is free to spring outward in operative position,as plainly represented in Fig. 2.

In operating presses as commonly constructed difficulty is encounteredbecause of the fact that there is no support for the bale as'it leavesthe delivery end, the consequence of which is that the upper band orfastening is frequently broken.- To avoid this difficulty I provide anautomatic sliding support which is carried outward beneath theoutgoingbale, to assist in maintaining the same in position, and thenautomatically retracted after thebal'e is discharged, inorder to sustainthe next bale in like manner. I have illustrated this supportin the formof a horizontally-sliding rod, S, mounted on supporting-rolls in thebottom of the frame. At its inner end it is connected with a weightedcord, T, by which it is auto matically retracted when relieved from theaction of the bale, and at its outer end it is provided with a head orflange, U, which projects slightly above the bottom of the trunk inposition to be encountered by the end of the escaping bale, which actsby forcing the head outward to advance the rod or support beneath thebale as the latter overhangs the end of the press.

After the bale is fully delivered it rolls from the rod on one side orthe other, and the rod immediately returnsto its original position.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim is-= 1. In combinationwith the baling trunk or chamber having a contractile delivery end, aflexible encircling hoop and means for ti ghtening said hoop to effectthe contraction of said end.

2. In combination with the top and bottom walls, (I e, of the trunk,movable to and from each other, the side boards, D, theirsupporting-bars E, the encircling hoop G, and expansion devices,substantially as described, whereby the hoop is caused to force theparts inward and thus contract the delivery end of the trunk. 1

3. The combination of the top and botto walls, (I e, of the trunk,the-side boards, D, and their supporting-bars E, the pillow-blocks H,theenoireling hoop G, and the internal screw, J.

4. In combination with the division-board for a baling-press, thesliding pin attached thereto andadapted to be moved backward IIO withinthe edge of the board, whereby the insertion and delivery of the boardare permitted delivery end.

6. In combination with a baling-press of the type herein described, thesliding support for the bale, mounted below the trunk or chamber Intestimony whereof I hereunto set my hand, this 8th day of January, 1886,in the [0 presence of two attesting witnesses.

ANDREW WIOKEY.

\Vi tncsses:

ALFRED J. BRocKscIIMIDT, CHARLES B. I'IATOHER.

